I avoid AI as best as I can. But Lens has been quite useful, recently ID'ing that latest mushroom season.

Will still be needing a real crash course on foraging before I'm comfortable plucking and cooking. That Bolete looked very tempting.
#mushrooms

Can we have more observational documentaries focusing on astronomy?

I'll start with 'One Born Every Millennium' ...

Exciting months ahead. The nights are closing in and sensors are appreciating the cooler climate.
What's the next target?

A lurcher's hard life...

Beer and a book! Settled into a cosy pub delving deep into the realms of black holes (a dangerous concept) But I'm potentially readying for a course at the Open Uni. Deciding how much of a course I'd like to do. Nervous but excited!

Skies are clear tonight for some observing too! #astronomy

Today I had my gallbladder removed (a lollipop for reward), a welcome surprise as I thought I'd be waiting a few more months. The NHS is a fantastic staple of providing excellent free healthcare. Privateers, keep your bluddy hands off it and walk 1 AU equivalent of paces in the opposite direction.

Beer and a book is back with a long standing companion, Daniel the lurcher. Reading up on past time astronomy basics by the late, great Patrick Moore. A true G.O.A.T. A great starter for 10 whilst I register for an astronomy course with OU later this year.
#adoptdontshop

A quick setup to get 30 mins of M13 last night. The nights are still too hot for my DSLR sensor - lacks a 'natural' look during processing. I'm enjoying the summer months for my own mental health, but i'm looking forward to spending entire evenings out with the scope. #astrophotography

A book and beer throwback (rather a few beers over a few weeks) while I decide how best I can once again boggle my mind in a bar.
A testament to the late great Carl Sagan's thought provoking Cosmos. And despite being 45 years old, it still bears relevance now more than ever.
#carlsagan #cosmos

Beer and a book. Yet to start this one. Preparing to have my mind boggled in bite-sized proportions alongside Allsopp's smooth Special Pale Ale.

Tucking into another book and pint has led me to nostalgia.
I was an archaeologist for a decade. I spent so long looking down into the ground on schemes across the UK. It was only recently I realised I forgot to look up. Now I dabble in astrophotography. Hopefully back into education/astronomy.

I'm not quite sure what I'm about to delve into. But a Belgian Tongerlo beer will help keep the existential dread at bay, surely?

It's nearly officially Summer. The nights grow shorter each day. So when I tried my hand at the Owl Nebula I knew I needed a fair amount of data... only to bonk my head on the scope 30 mins in. C'est la vie.
Not too bad in the end. It's no Hubble, but it's mine. #hoot

Another day, another book and bev. Samantha Cristoforetti's Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut. Full of human spirit/camaraderie endowed in friendly competition. As many more accidents (happy little ones) as my previous read. Delightfully absorbing (the pint too!)

My SO and I have always adopted lurcher/long dogs. Our current incumbent as household overlord is a daft lurcher greyhound collie cross. You'd think he'd be among the intelligentsia of all breeds mentioned as a great heinze 57. But he's a bit daft and needy. Daniel, from Dogs Trust. #adoptdontshop

Transitioning to what is hopefully a friendlier platform. I'll get the ball rolling. Enjoying a tipple in my local bar finishing @chrislintott.bsky.social delightful new(ish) book. Imagine astrophysics and astronomical discoveries described in a whimsical Brit-wit way for the layman . A great read.